The administrators of Derby County say they hope to be able to name their preferred bidder soon as conversations with prospective buyers continue.
It comes after the ELF said it understood the club had enough cash to trade until the end of the season.
Derby has faced months of turmoil after going into administration in September, being set deadlines by the EFL to prove it had money to keep trading and facing compensation claims from Middlesbrough and Wycombe Wanderers.
